THEOPHRASTUS 



real jap Trjv TTLTVV e^eiv 6\ijyjv re 

 TTifcpdv, wcnrep KOI TTJV Kwvo<$opov, rrjv Be TrevKr)v 

 evwBr) KOI 7ro\\rjv. (frverai 8' eV p,ev rfj 'ApKaBia 

 rj TUTf? 0X1777 Trepl Be rrjv 'HXeiai> TroXX*;. OVTOI 

 jjikv ovv 6'Xft) TO) <yevei, $iap(f)icr/3r)TOV(Tiv. 



'H 8e TTtru? Bo/eel T?)? irev/crj^ KOI oiafyepeiv TW 

 \L7Tapwrepa re et^ai /t:ai \7rro(f)V\\orpa Kal TO 

 /jieyeOos eXdrrcov Kal rjTrov opOo^vi]^' en Se rov 

 KMVOV eXarro) (frepetv Kal rretypiKora /uaXXot' Kal 

 TO Kcipvov 7riTT(i)Se(TTpov Kal TO, v\a \evKOTepa 

 Kal 6/uLOiOTepa Trj eXaTrj Kal TO b\ov ciTcevKa. 

 St,a<j)opai> 8' e^et Kal TavTtjv /jLeja^rjv TT/OO? TY]V 

 rrevK^v TTEVK^V fjbev jap TriKav0ei(rwv TWV pi^wv 

 OVK dva/3\a(TT(iveiv, Trjv TTITVV Se fyaai lives ava- 

 ft\aa-T(iviv, wcrrrep Kal ev Ae<r/3a> e/JLTrpriffOevTO^ 

 TOV Tlvppaiwv opovs TOV TTLTVW&OVS. voffTj^a 8e 

 rat? TrevKais TOIOVTOV TI \ejov(Tt, crvfjiftaiveiv oi 

 Trepl Trjv "I&rjv WCTT ', OTav /JLTJ fjiovov TO 

 aXXa Kal TO e%u> TOV (JTeXe%of? evBabov 

 TijviKavTa MffTrep dTroTrvijeaQai. TOVTO Be avTO- 

 /j,aTov crv/jifiaivei 81 evTpofyiav TOV SevSpov, &>? ay 

 Ti? eLKacreiev o\ov jap jiveTai Sav Trepl fJLev ovv 



TlfV TreVKTjV I&IOV TOVTO 7Ta$O?. 



'EXar?; 8' eGTlv rj jjiev apprjv f) Be 0ij\eia, Bia- 

 <f)opa<? 6' e^ovaa rot? (^uXXot?* o^vTepa jap Kal 

 KevTr}TiKu>Tepa TO, TOV appevos Kal eVecrT^a/zyu.ei/a 

 /xaXXoz/, Bi o Kal ovKoTepov TTJ oifrei fyaiveTai TO 

 BevBpov o\ov. Kal TU> v\a)' \evKOTepov jap Kal 

 /na\aKO)Tepov Kal evepjecrTepov TO TT}? drfXeias Kal 



1 -KiKpav con}. R. Const, from G ; /j-ixpav VAld. 

 3 KO! "ra.vTi]v ftfyd\ijv -rrpbs conj. Sch.; Kal rrjv 



UMV; /Hfy3.\r]V TTpbs Aid. 



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